The semi-annual International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings in Washington came to a close Saturday after top economies pledged more money to the IMF to help combat future economic troubles around the world, especially in Europe. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said the big development of the meetings was the combined $430 billion pledge in additional […]
Protests Intensify in Bahrain Ahead of Grand Prix
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
Security forces in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, have confronted protesters as tensions continue to rise ahead of Sunday’s Formula One Grand Prix. Demonstrators on the outskirts of the city lobbed Molotov cocktails at the police, who retaliated with tear gas. Anti-government demonstrators called for protests in the days leading up to the race, and on Friday […]
Watergate Figure Charles Colson Dies at 80
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
Charles Colson, a special counsel for President Richard Nixon during the Watergate era, has died at the age 80. Colson, who once said he would run over his grandmother to get Mr. Nixon re-elected, went to prison for his role in a Watergate-related case. Colson helped run the Committee to Re-elect the President when it […]
More than 100 Injured in Dutch Trains Collision
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the Netherlands say at least 120 people were injured, many seriously, when two commuter trains crashed head-on in Amsterdam Saturday. A police spokesman told the media there were no immediate reports of fatalities, but of those injured, 70 suffered minor injuries and the rest were “seriously or very seriously injured,” including broken bones […]
Obama Urges South Sudan, Sudan No to Return to War
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the governments and people of Sudan and South Sudan to resume peaceful negotiations and avoid a return to war. In a video message posted on the Internet site YouTube late Friday, Mr. Obama called on the people of both nations to turn away from further armed conflict. “It does […]
U.N. Rejects Guinea-Bissau’s Military Leaders, Threatens Sanctions
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has condemned a military coup in Guinea- Bissau and threatened additional action against the West African nation. The council Saturday demanded the reinstatement of what it called Guinea-Bissau’s “legitimate government.” In a statement read by U.S. ambassador Susan Rice, the council threatened economic penalties against the country’s interim leaders. “The council […]
UN Approves 300 Member Observer Mission to Syria
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has authorized the deployment of up to 300 unarmed monitors to Syria, where deadly violence has marred a week-old ceasefire between the government and opposition forces. The council unanimously passed a resolution on Saturday authorizing the observer mission for an initial period of 90 days. The measure gives U.N. chief Ban […]
Police, Protesters Clash in Bahrain
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Security forces in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, have confronted protesters as tensions continue to rise ahead of Sunday’s Formula One Grand Prix. Demonstrators on the outskirts of the city lobbed Molotov cocktails at the police, who retaliated with tear gas. Anti-government demonstrators called for protests in the days leading up to the race, and on Friday […]
UN Approves 300 Member Observer Mission to Syria
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has authorized the deployment of up to 300 unarmed monitors to Syria, where deadly violence has marred a week-old ceasefire between the government and opposition forces. The council unanimously passed a resolution on Saturday that gives U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon authority to make an “assessment” on whether its safe to deploy […]
Japan Pledges $7.4 Billion in Aid to Mekong Region
Posted April 21st, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Japan has pledged $7.4 billion in development aid to five Southeast Asia nations in an effort to promote cooperation with countries in the Mekong region. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced the pledge at a Japan-Mekong summit in Tokyo on Saturday, after meeting with leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam. He said the […]
